Bilic added: “We could have two points more. We could go over Man City, put the pressure on them, we could make a gap with the teams that are below us queueing and we deserved it. We deserved it. So we are gutted.

“I don’t look too much at the table. But what gives me confidence is the way we’re playing.

“We can approach every game, no matter who we’re playing against, where we’re playing, no matter how difficult this league is – and it is very difficult, it’s like a minefield – (and) we are capable. We are having chances against any team.”